Refusing to purchase a ticket for the Brian Hoyer Hype Train, however, we fully expect Manziel to begin the season as Cleveland's starter. That has less to do with his Q Rating and more to do with the offense coordinator Kyle Shanahan is implementing.

Cleveland's recent rash of offseason practices left one Plain Dealer scribe to say of a playbook overtly designed for a mobile passer: "It's for Johnny Manziel."